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Paul Cuffee Charter Sch

Providence, Rhode Island · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

792
Students enrolled
3
Public schools
67
Classroom teachers (FTE)
11.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 59
  • Grade 1 60
  • Grade 2 60
  • Grade 3 59
  • Grade 4 60
  • Grade 5 60
  • Grade 6 63
  • Grade 7 63
  • Grade 8 63
  • Grade 9 62
  • Grade 10 62
  • Grade 11 63
  • Grade 12 58

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 72%
  • Black or African American 18%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • White 3%
  • Asian 1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 699 of 790 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 72%
  • Reduced-price lunch 17%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$22,197 spent per student on day-to-day operations Rhode Island median: $21,127 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $10,863
  • Support services $10,581
  • Other (food service, etc.) $753

Where the money comes from

  • Local 19%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 18%

Total revenue $20.5 milliontotal spending $22.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: Midsize

Total staff (FTE)

129

District office

459 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908

County

Providence County

Official website

NCES District ID

4400032

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About Paul Cuffee Charter Sch

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Paul Cuffee School (PCS) is a public charter school in Providence, Rhode Island, that serves a diverse community of students in kindergarten through high school. Our academic and extracurricular programs are designed to prepare students for success both in school and in whatever path they choose after graduation. Mission of Paul Cuffee School: Paul Cuffee School (PCS), a public charter school of choice, serves a diverse community of students from Providence, Rhode Island. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee’s life, the school teaches students to value personal initiative and social responsibility. It seeks to accomplish this goal through an academic program that fosters discovery, stretches thinking, and demands excellence. PCS’s maritime-themed curriculum prepares students for success in higher education and throughout their lives. We strive to be a community that respects each individual and responds to the needs of others. This quality of our life together is central to our mission.
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